Lead AI Developer - Travel

TN United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Lead AI Developer to innovate in travel insurance solutions. The role involves deploying AI technologies, managing a team, and collaborating on GenAI strategies. Candidates should be proficient in GenAI practices and Python, with a focus on continuous learning and improvement.

Benefits

Starting salary £50,000 - £65,000

Bonus opportunity of 10%

Generous pension scheme

29 days holiday plus bank holidays

Up to 40% discount on Aviva products

Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares

Flexible benefits

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Proficient in GenAI practices like prompt engineering.
• Skilled in Python-based pipelines and user application interfaces.
• Knowledgeable in Kubernetes and Azure DevOps.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and monitor AI and GenAI solutions.
• Support Aviva’s Travel insurance operations.
• Manage team members and foster continuous learning.

Skills

GenAI practices

Python

Kubernetes

Docker

SQL

Software Development Lifecycle

GIT flow

Job description

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Are you passionate about the latest advancements in Generative AI and love to innovate and create cutting-edge solutions? We are looking for a Lead AI Developer to join our team and drive innovation in Aviva’s Travel insurance offering. If you are newly qualified in AI or have previous experience in a related role and are excited to deliver on projects, we would love to hear from you!

About the job:

1. Deploy and monitor AI and GenAI solutions within the Data and Analytics team.
2. Support the operations team for Aviva’s Travel insurance offering.
3. Work on Aviva’s overall GenAI Copilot strategy to enable data-driven decisions for efficient and consistent customer outcomes.
4. Manage team members, support their development, and establish yourself as an expert within the team.
5. Collaborate with Quantum to share expertise, foster continuous learning, and rapidly re-use best practice ideas.

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• Proficient in latest GenAI practices like prompt engineering and RAG systems, with awareness of emerging technologies such as Agentic AI.
• Skilled in integrating services via Python-based pipelines, including package creation, and developing for user application interfaces.
• Knowledgeable in Kubernetes infrastructure, Docker containerization, and deployment through Azure DevOps pipelines.
• Understanding of databases and SQL is advantageous.
• Experienced or willing to learn Software Development Lifecycle, including configuration management and GIT flow best practices, and capable of translating stakeholder requirements into GenAI solutions.

What you’ll get for this role:

Our purpose — with you today, for a better tomorrow — is a promise we make to our colleagues too. We invest in you and offer a range of benefits:

• Starting salary £50,000 (National) - £65,000 (London), depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications.
• Bonus opportunity of 10% of annual salary, based on performance.
• Generous pension scheme — Aviva contributes up to 14%.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, with options to buy or sell up to 5 days.
• Up to 40% discount on Aviva products and other retailer discounts.
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme.
• Supportive policies including parental and carer’s leave.
• Flexible benefits, including sustainability options like cycle to work.
• Paid volunteering days to support community involvement.
• Wellbeing support and tools.

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Aviva is for everyone:

We’re inclusive and welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences. Even if you don’t tick every box, we encourage you to apply. We also support flexible working arrangements, including part-time and job shares. We adapt locations, hours, and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you, with most of our people spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week, combining flexibility with teamwork.